Centauri Republic Octurion Class Battleship

Name: Octurion
Craft: Centauri Republic Octurion Class Battleship
Type: battleship
Scale: capital
Length: 1,750 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 373; Skeleton: 38/+10
Crew Skill: Astrogation: 6D; Capital Ship Gunnery: 5D; Capital Ship Piloting: 6D; Communications: 6D; Sensors: 6D; Starship Gunnery: 5D
Passengers: 3,500
Cargo Capacity: 7,000 metric tons
Consumables: 40 months
Hyperdrive: x20
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 0D+1
Space: 1
Hull: 9D+2
Sensors

• Passive: 28 / 0D+2
• Scan: 56 / 1D+2
• Search: 84 / 2D+2
• Focus: 3 / 3D+1

Weapons

• 8 Battle Lasers

Fire Arc: 6 forward, 2 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+1
Space Range: 1-18/45/90
Damage: 12D

• 16 Matter Cannons

Fire Arc: 5 forward, 4 port, 4 starboard, 3 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+1
Space Range: 1-8/20/41
Damage: 5D+1

• 22 Particle Arrays

Fire Arc: 8 forward, 5 port, 5 starboard, 4 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+1
Space Range: 1-2/4/8
Damage: 5D+1

• 4 Mk I Interceptors

Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+1
Space Range: 1-2/4/8
Damage:

• Offensive: 0D+2
• Intercept: 2D

Miscellaneous:

• Artificial Gravity: Yes
• Crew: 373

• Officers: 10
• Pilots: 26
• Sensor Operators: 25
• Crewmen: 312

• Average Crew Experience Level: Centauri Elite
• Stealth: 3 (Base Difficulty to Detect Ship)
• Gravitic Engine
• Jump Point Generator

Ship Complement:

• Shuttle: 2
• Sentri Class Medium Fighter: 24

Description: The largest vessel in the Centauri fleet, the Octurion serves many roles. It can be a mobile fire base to cut enemies to scrap with powerful battle lasers, a planetary bombardment ship to smash a target to smithereens with illegal mass drivers or ion cannons, a command center for an entire multi-fleet naval campaign, and anything else its firepower and auxiliary systems could support. An Octurion present in any occupied area automatically assumes it as the fleet’s command ship. It is rare to see two Octurions in the same sector of space due to cost and availability, but when it does occasionally occur the highest ranking commanding officer’s ship maintains seniority and serves as the primary flagship.

Each Octurion carries a small fortune in weapons systems and internal components, making it a veritable floating city. Unlike in most cultures, it is common to have scores of high ranking civilians in luxury suites throughout the ship – creating the very interesting atmosphere of a ‘court in space’ wherever these hulking brutes go. An Octurion’s captain often brings some of his own family and servants with him on these vessels, making it as much like home as possible for those extremely long campaigns.

Source:

• Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (pages 52-53)
• thedemonapostle